Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Untold stories of 1971 through private letters
7 September 2026
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The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan
6 September 2026
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Forgotten story of Jeanette Van Tassel, the American woman who flew over Dhaka in 1892
5 September 2026
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Beyond 1947 / A personal essay
4 September 2026
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Abul Mansur Ahmad / A global quest in search of a nation
3 September 2026
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Chand Bibi and the forgotten history of Muslim women’s political resistance
2 September 2026
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Most of Lalmonirhat roads in sorry state
Most of the roads in the district have been in awful condition for long, causing immense suffering to the users.
27 November 2016
23 Gaibandha Santals get HC bail
The High Court grants anticipatory bail to 33 people including 23 Santals of Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj for eight weeks in a case filed on charge of attacking police on November 6.
27 November 2016
Buddhist leaders condemn atrocities on Rohingyas
Protesting the atrocities on the Rohingyas in Myanmar, leaders of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation condemn the ongoing repression.
27 November 2016
Accused flees from police custody
An accused in a narcotics case fled from police custody in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Friday.
26 November 2016
Prepare to face cyber war
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said it seems there is now no world war but there is cyber war.
26 November 2016
Child marriage on rise
Child marriage is on the rise in Shajahanpur upazila of the district despite the local administration's efforts to prevent
26 November 2016
Protest continues
Char people in the district reiterated their demand to spare their homesteads and farmlands from acquisition.
26 November 2016
Sand from upstream ruins vast tracts of fertile land
Sand brought by water flowing in from India has covered about 3,500 acres of fertile land, resulting in damage to
26 November 2016
Other countries neighbouring Myanmar should open up more, says Bangladesh envoy to India
Bangladesh says other countries neighbouring Myanmar should open up more to Rohingya refugees as it alone cannot cope with the problem.
26 November 2016
Transport strike in Ctg on Tuesday
Transport workers call a strike in Chittagong division on November 29 to press their nine-point demand including setting up terminal for all modes of the motorised vehicle at a convenient place.
26 November 2016
Nat’l committee calls hartal in Dhaka on Jan 26
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to observe a half-day hartal in Dhaka city on January 26 protesting Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans.
26 November 2016
Munier Chowdhury: Personal Glimpses
Tomorrow is the 91st birth anniversary of Munier Chowdhury, educationalist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident, who was picked up on December 14, 1971 by local collaborators and later tortured and killed by the Pakistan Army. Asif Munier, his youngest son gives a glimpse of the life of the martyred intellectual.
25 November 2016
Call to protect rivers of Bangladesh
The government must take effective steps to save the country’s rivers from grabbing and polluting for the sake of the environment and people’s livelihood, say speakers at a national convention on saving the rivers.
25 November 2016
Some Rohingyas entered Bangladesh illegally, BGB chief admits
Some of the Rohingya people from Myanmar have intruded into Bangladesh territory through the borders along the Naf river in last seven days, Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Maj Gen Abul Hossain says.
25 November 2016
1,451 wild birds rescued
The forest department with the help of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) in separate drives rescued 1451 wild birds from different areas of Feni Sadar upazila early yesterday.
24 November 2016
Fish drying starts in coast
Seasonal fish drying has started in the coastal areas of Bhola, Patuakhali and Barguna and thousands of people, including a good number of women and children, are now engaged in the job.
24 November 2016
Nat’l Committee’s ‘March towards Dhaka’ begins
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources, Power and Ports starts its ‘March towards Dhaka’ from seven divisional headquarters on Thursday demanding cancellation of the Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans.
24 November 2016
HRW calls Bangladesh to protect Rohingya refugees
Calling upon the Bangladesh government to accept and protect Rohingya refugees, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the country is obligated to allow them to enter into its territory for their protection.
24 November 2016
Minimum age for girls’ marriage stays 18yrs
The cabinet approves the draft of the ‘Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016’ fixing minimum age for girls’ marriage at 18 years and incorporating a provision for special marriage.
24 November 2016
1,451 wild birds rescued in Feni
Rapid Action Battalion with the help of forest department rescues 1451 wild birds in Feni Model Thana area in Feni.
24 November 2016